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  • APSTAR VI satellite launched in China

    APSTAR VI satellite launched in China

    MUMBAI: APT Satellite Holdings Ltd, a leading satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region, announced the successful launch of the APSTAR VI satellite on 12 April from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China aboard a Long March 3B launch vehicle. The satellite is expected to be operational in June, this year.

    APSTAR VI is the company’s fifth satellite and a powerful addition to the APSTAR fleet. APSTAR VI is planned for operation from 134 degrees East longitude as a replacement satellite to APSTAR IA.

    This satellite will provide high power Asia Pacific footprints with its C-band transponders covering China, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands and Hawaii. In addition, it is the first commercial satellite in China equipped with an anti-jamming feature.

    We are thrilled with today’s spectacular launch and it also demonstrates our commitment to engineering excellence with a new generation APSTAR VI satellite. We applaud the efforts of our satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space and the launch service provider China Great Wall Industry Corporation, that ended today in a flawless liftoff.

    “At the same time, we would like to express our gratitude towards our APSTAR IA customers, and those customers who will soon become our APSTAR VI customers, for their utmost support over the years,” said Group president and executive director Chen Zhaobin.

    The launch of APSTAR VI is a significant move for the Group The high power and coverage area of APSTAR VI is positioned as the next generation home of premier TV broadcasters, forming a strong neighbourhood effect. “We are sure that APSTAR VI will be as good as APSTAR IA in providing comprehensive communications services to our customers,” Chen said.

  • Eutelsat announces recipients of 6th Hot Bird Awards

    Eutelsat announces recipients of 6th Hot Bird Awards

    PARIS: The winners of the sixth Hot Bird TV Awards were announced a few days ago at a ceremony in Venice. Organised by Eutelsat and Eurovisioni, and sponsored by Alcatel Space, Arianespace and Astrium, the awards each year recognise excellence of satellite broadcasting of thematic television.

    The winners were selected by a jury of European television journalists. They met last month in Rome to view a record 120 thematic channels broadcasting in 13 languages. They were separated into eight categories: News, Cinema & Fiction, Culture, Documentaries, Kids, Music, Sport, and Various.

    The jury rewarded the channels that they consider displayed particular originality and quality in their programming and presentation.

    The winners were:

    Category Winners
    Children’s Minimax (Poland), Rai Sat Ragazzi (Italy)
    Cinema & Fiction Sky Cinema Author (Italy), TCM (France)
    Culture Rai Nettuno Sat (Italy)
    Documentaries Grandes Documentales (Spain), Voyage (France)
    Music Canal Clasico (Spain)
    News Rai News 24 (Italy)
    Other Public Sénat (France)
    Sport ESPN Classic Sport (France)

     

  • Arianespace readies for 5 June Intelsat launch

    Arianespace readies for 5 June Intelsat launch

    Satellite launcher Arianespace is readying for its seventh launch of the year.

    The Intelsat 905 satellite to be carried aboard an Ariane 4, will be launched on 5 June from the company’s launch pad in French Guiana. The six launches undertaken in 2002 by Arianespace orbited seven primary satellites and two auxiliary payloads with a combined total of over 27,365 kg, an official release says.

    Satellites also have arrived for two future Ariane 5 missions – the Stellat 5 spacecraft for Flight 153 in late June, and the MSG-1 platform for Flight 155 in the second half of the year, the release adds. Stellat 5 is based on the Alcatel Space Industries Spacebus 3000 B3 platform and will have a launch mass of 4,100 kg. The satellite will be used by a joint-venture company called Stellat, which brings together France Telecom (with a 70 per cent share) with Europe*Star (30 per cent). Positioned at 5 deg. West longitude, Stellat 5 will support two-way broadband Internet access across much of Europe, and offer a connectivity matrix between Europe, the east coasts of North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and significant swaths of near Asia.

    On the other hand, the second-generation Meteosat metrological satellite, which is a spin-stabilized MSG-1 spacecraft, will provide multi-spectral imagery of the Earth’s surface and cloud systems at double the rate of first-generation Meteosat platforms, and will operate 12 spectral channels instead of three. MSG-1 was developed under European Space Agency responsibility and will be operated by Europe’s Eumetsat organization, according to Arianespace.